BOOTHBAY HARBOR — The Sunday, Sept. 15 matinee, at 2 p.m., for the new film It Ends With Us (PG13, 2h 10m) will include a special opportunity to delve into the story’s underlying issues…
Life
BELFAST — The Belfast Bay Watershed will host a nature outing, “Tree and Fern Walk on the Belfast Rail Trail, Part 2,” on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Participants should meet at 9 a.m., at the…
On Friday, August 9, 2024, the Camden High School (CHS) Alumni Association held its 118th Annual Alumni Banquet at the Elks Club Lodge in Rockland, Maine. There were 122 alumni and guests who…
Helping Mainers Learn
The Normand Dubreuil Scholarship fund continues to provide educational assistance to Mainers looking to learn a trade at a local community college and Maine Maritime Academy. This is the 5th year…
CAMDEN — Jock Robie will lead an outdoor Worm Bin Workshop, Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 6 - 8 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
At this free two-hour hands-on workshop, Jock Robie will…
volunteers needed
CAMDEN — The public is invited to the annual Camden Native Plant Sale and Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., and to purchase sustainably-grown native plants from local vendors…
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library will be celebrating native plants this September with two featured native plant events.
The first is a presentation from restoration ecologist and Wild Ones…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital’s Community Health team is offering a free eight-week A Matter of Balance Class in collaboration with the Belfast Triad group. This program emphasizes…
AUGUSTA — Lainey Bell, the 2024 American Honey Princess, will visit Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St., Augusta, on Sunday, September 8. She will participate in the first Annual Maine Bee Fest with…
identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms
BELFAST — A free adult mental health first aid class is being offered Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office, 6 Public Safety Way, Belfast.
…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — The Great Event , hosted by the Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL), will take place on the grounds of the library and town office on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. until…
using the opportunity to help combat opioid-misuse, addiction, and overdose
BLUE HILL — Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital, in collaboration with Opiate Free Island Partnership (OFIP) and AMHC, will educate and train this year’s fair goers how to administer Narcan. For the…
Will it be six more weeks of summer or an early winter?
BELFAST — Passy Pete will make his annual weather prediction on Labor Day, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m., at Heritage Park, Lower Main Street, Belfast.
Passy Pete is the nautical New England lobster…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Electrification Expo will return to Harbor Park in Rockland for its second year on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Electrification…
an effort to get the town talking, thinking and acting on climate change
CAMDEN — Camden CAN, a local climate group, is offering a Camden Food Garden Tour on Thursday, Sept. 12, as part of its effort to get the town talking, thinking and acting on climate change (“on…
ROCKPORT — Coastal Mountains Land Trust will host Kites & Ice Cream on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 1 - 3 p.m., at the Beech Hill Preserve, in Rockport. This fun event is free and open to the…
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UNITY — The I Know ME program will screen its second movie, “Call Me Ishmael”, Sunday, August 25, at 4 p.m., at Clifford Student and Arts Center, 42 Depot St, Unity.
There will be a…
BOOTHBAY — “Healing and understanding will blossom Wednesday, September 11, at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay with a Finding Our Voices presentation on domestic abuse by the real …
ROCKLAND — The Knox Clinic and Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC) announce a schedule change for their Wellness Wednesday program. Starting this month, Wellness Wednesday will now take place…
Maine people and visitors urged to protect themselves given elevated mosquito activity
WALDO COUNTY — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) announced Aug. 20, 2024, that a wild turkey from…
The University of Maine System (UMS) will partner with the nation’s leading medical education consultant to study the feasibility of starting the state’s first public medical school.
In…
developing a portrait of a great school in Maine based on what the people of Maine value for our schools
ROCKPORT — The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is hosting community meetings across Maine to bring educators, parents, students, and business leaders together to discuss a shared vision for…
BELFAST — The 2024 Maine Wienerfest, a celebration of dachshunds and the people who love them, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, at the Steamboat Landing Park…
The Penobscot Bay Language School, in Rockland, is offering a new international language and cultural group trip to experience Patagonia, home to glaciers, penguins, and some of the most famous…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland District Nursing Association (RDNA) will be hosting its second annual Rose Hip Basket Social on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Eliza Steele Memorial…
UNION — Friends of Union Fair is sponsoring a Fall Craft Fair and lawn sale, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, beginning at 9 a.m., in The Beattie Artisan Craft Building on Union Fairgrounds.
The…
Before this partnership, Pen Bay did not have a dedicated hospice volunteer program
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has partnered with a local organization to bring hospice volunteers to its Volunteer Services department.
Pen Bay and Coastal Family Hospice in Rockland…
What is soil health? How do you build it?
CAMDEN — Matt Boucher will lead an outdoor presentation on Keeping Soils Healthy in Your Garden on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
Join Dr. Matt Boucher, Maine…
ROCKPORT — Ben Perry never intended to lead reunions for his high school class. He simply heard wrong. One day in the early sixties, he happened to be sitting in the back of a meeting as elections…
keep your gardens blooming longer
CAMDEN — John Fromer will lead an outdoor presentation on Late Summer and Fall Flowering Perennials, Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
Many perennials bloom in…
in observance of National Assisted Living Week
CAMDEN — Older adults and family members interested in learning more about assisted living are invited to attend an Assisted Living Open House at Quarry Hill on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 5:30…
a judgment-free space where young people can speak openly
ROCKLAND — On Monday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 6 p.m., The Landing Place, in Rockland, will host a collaborative roundtable dinner designed to provide local youth with a safe and open environment to…
Several members of the graduating classes of 2024 in the Belfast and Camden areas, as well as Vinalhaven, are recent recipients of Worthington scholarships.
The Worthington Scholarship…
ROCKLAND — OUT Maine has awarded scholarships to four Maine students for the 2024-2025 school year, totaling over $42,000 in coverage of college tuition and housing costs.
Two of the four…
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be presenting two free computer classes to take place in the library’s Abbott Room: “Internet Safety” on…
Scan for hooting owls and swooping bats under twinkling constellations
CAMDEN — Merryspring Nature Center will host a free evening ecology walk for all ages on Friday, August 23, at 8 p.m.
There’s plenty to see in the dark! On this guided walk, guests of all…
"The most important thing now,” said Farraj, "is not giving services to the 10 percent who tell you they are abused, but providing services to the 90 percent who don’t tell you that, before they become [death] statistics.”
Palestinians from the West Bank working to curb gender-based violence in their communities met with Finding Our Voices on August 6 for guidance on ways to do that.
The delegation’s Camden…
‘We are going to use that building to serve God and people’
BELFAST — A letter was sent just before 6 p.m. Aug. 14 to at least one organization that was bidding on ownership of the Hutchinson…
volunteer training session August 23
BELFAST — Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Learning Landscapes program is seeking volunteers to support teachers in taking their classes outside.
Outdoor learning is growing within local…
Ground-level particle pollution concentrations are expected to reach the ‘Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups’ (USG) level in the Northern Region for today and tomorrow according to Air…
“Time to stock up on pencils, pens and notepads as September signals the beginning of a school year for many, including Belfast Senior College,” said the Senior College, in a news release.
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Get ready for a day of fun, friendly competition, and community spirit at the 4th annual Boothbay Cornhole Classic, a fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Maine and the Bath Area Family YMCA…
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Center Indoor Flea Market will be held Saturday, Aug. 17, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the Community Building located at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt. 173, Lincolnville CENTER. …
talk begins at 9:30 a.m.
CAMDEN — A talk by Heather McCargo, founder of the Wild Seed Project, Thursday, Aug. 22, will now begin at 9:30 a.m., which is half an hour earlier than originally scheduled. The talk, hosted by…
Belfast Rotary Club’s 17th annual Belfast Harbor Fest, a free three-day event celebrating the city’s maritime history and traditions, starts Friday evening, Aug. 16, with “Evening by the Bay,” a…
CAMDEN — Jason White will lead an outdoor presentation on All About Hydrangeas, Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
White will be discussing various types of…
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland is launching a program to share information about pollinator-friendly lawn care, as well as alternatives to pesticides for pest management. Entitled “Support Our…
THOMASTON — Join Hall Funeral Home on Saturday, August 31, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., for a back to school donation cookout at Hall Funeral Home of Thomaston.
For a recommended donation of $10…
including three puppies in various stages of training
CUSHING — Guiding Eyes for the Blind will present “Training a Guiding Eyes Puppy” in a live event Sunday, Aug. 18, at 10:30 a.m., at the Cushing Public Library. The Thomaston Public Library is co-…
PAWS Animal Adoption Center hosted its Golden Gala celebrating 50 years of service to the community on Thursday July 25th at Cellardoor Winery. Over 200
supporters enjoyed food from Stone…
